Verizon Wireless will start offering the Samsung Trance in stores on Friday, April 24. Here is more info on this new Samsung cell phone:

The Samsung Trance from Verizon Wireless is a high-powered music phone with touchpad navigation and enhanced audio quality backed by Bang and Olufsen's ICEpower amp. It has a slim, slider form factor and is designed for the customer with an ear for music and an eye for style. The Samsung Trance will be available on April 24, 2009, in two colors ? Piano Black and Electric Red.

Customers can purchase the Samsung Trance online at www.verizonwireless.com and in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores. Verizon Wireless has priced the Samsung Trance at $49.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.

Music

? V CAST Music with Rhapsody (subscription & PC downloads) ? allows customers to choose from more than 5 million songs, download the master copy of their songs to their PCs free of digital rights management (DRM) software and sync their favorite tracks, albums and playlists from their PCs to their Samsung Trance phones using a USB cable (Note: over-the-air music downloads are not supported)? microSD card slot that supports up to 16 GB of additional music (card purchased separately)? Music player for .mp3, .wma, unprotected .aac and unprotected .aac+ formats? 1 GB internal memory dedicated for music (actual formatted capacity is less)? Create and manage playlists? Ability to multitask while listening to music? One touch access to music